macellaio

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin macellārius. By surface analysis, macello +‎ aio. Compare Romanian măcelar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃelˈla.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cel‧là‧io
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Noun

macellaio m (plural macellai, feminine macellaia)

  1. butcher
    Peter, che era figlio di un macellaio, non aveva però iniziato l'attività come cioccolatiere.
    Peter, the son of a butcher, had not started out as a chocolate maker.

Further reading

  • macellaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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